St. Johnny were a
Connecticut
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-based rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to
DGC Records
DGC Records (an initialism for the David Geffen Company) was an American record label that operated as a division of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, which is owned by the Universal Music Group.
History
DGC Records was launched in 1990 as a subsi ...
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Members
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Bill Whitten
Bill Whitten is an American musician and writer. He was the founding member, principal songwriter and singer/guitarist for St. Johnny He was also the singer/songwriter/guitarist for Grand Mal.
In 2018 he released "Burn My Letters", his first ...
1989–1995 (
vocals
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guitar
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*Tom Leonard 1989–1993 (
guitar
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)
*Jim Elliot 1989–1995 (
bass
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) Died 2016
*Wayne Letitia 1989–1994 (
drums
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Sean Mackowiak 1989–1990 (
guitar
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)
*"Lucky" Jim Roberto 1993–1995 (
guitar
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)
*Tom Goss 1994–1995 (
drums
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Discography
St. Johnny releases include:
Singles & EPs
*''Four Songs'' (7") (Asthma Record) 1992
*"Go to Sleep" (7″) (Ajax Records) 1992
*"A Car or a Boy" (7″) (DGC) 1993
*"Gilligan"/"Live at the Sports Page Cafe…" (7″) (
Twisted Village Twisted may refer to:
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* ''Twisted'' (1986 film), a horror film by Adam Holender starring Christian Slater
* ''Twisted'' (1996 film), a modern retelling of ''Oliver Twist''
* ''Twisted'', a 2011 Singapore Chinese film directed ...
) 1994
*"I Give Up"/"One of the Boys" (7″) (Love Kit) 1994
*"Scuba Diving"/"Welcome Back Kotter" (7″) (DGC)
Albums
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High as a Kite
''High as a Kite'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band St. Johnny.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album three out of five stars, with critic Nitsuh Abebe noting the lack of production and polish on the al ...
'' (Rough Trade
KCaroline
S 1993
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Speed Is Dreaming
''Speed Is Dreaming'' is the sophomore studio album by American alternative rock band St. Johnny and their first release for DGC Records.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album four out of five stars, with critic Nitsuh Abebe opin ...
'' (DGC) 1994
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Let It Come Down'' (DGC) 1995
Tracks Appear On
*“Ashes and Slashes” ''My Companion Turn of the Century'' (LP) 1990
*“Wild Goose Chasing” ''
DGC Rarities: Vol. 1'' (CD) (Geffen Records) 1994
*“Scuba Diving” ''Buy-Product'' (CD, Comp) (Geffen Records) 1995
*“Scuba Diving” ''CMJ New Music April – Volume 20'' (CD, Promo) (College Music Journal) 1995
*Incredible Son of Swag (CD) (Geffen/DGC) 1995
References
External links
Trouserpress entry for St. Johnny*
St. Johnny at AMG
Musical groups established in 1989
Musical groups disestablished in 1995
Alternative rock groups from Connecticut
Musical groups from Hartford, Connecticut
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